City of Chicago

Environmental Code Violations

Municipal and State code violation notices issued by the Department of Environment (DOE) from January, 1993 to December 31, 2012 and by the Department of Public Health (CDPH) Permitting and Inspections unit since January 1, 2012. Maintained by the City of Chicago.

Example records
Docket NoidentifierTicket NoregistrationRespondentlegal entityViolation DatetemporalCase TypeclassificationCode ViolationchemicalDispositionstatusCase Statusstatus
DOE-2005-0042T200500421CHICAGO SCRAP METAL INC2005-03-14Administrative HearingMCC 11-4-2020 Air PollutionLiableClosed
DOE-2009-1187T200911872MIDWEST PETROLEUM STORAGE LLC2009-07-22Chicago Storage Tank NOVMCC 11-4-1840 Underground Storage TankSettledClosed
CDPH-2012-0331C201200331ACME RECYCLING SERVICES2012-04-05State Administrative Citation415 ILCS 5/21 Waste DisposalPendingOpen
Use cases

Vendor Environmental History Check

A procurement officer at a manufacturing firm evaluating a Chicago-based waste hauler or chemical supplier checks whether the vendor has a pattern of environmental violations, liable dispositions, or unresolved cases before signing a contract.

RespondentCode ViolationDispositionCase StatusViolation Date

Commercial Property Underwriting

An insurance underwriter assessing environmental liability coverage for a commercial property in Chicago pulls violation history tied to the site address to identify prior air pollution, storage tank, or hazardous waste citations that could affect remediation exposure.

Full AddressCode ViolationDispositionCase TypeLatitude

KYB Adverse Media Corroboration

A fintech compliance analyst onboarding a small business applicant cross-references the applicant's legal entity name against this dataset to surface any formal government enforcement actions that would not appear in standard credit or litigation databases.

RespondentDocket NoDispositionCase StatusViolation Date
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